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Vladymere
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Re: Leaving a BP Loaded
05/10/20 02:33 AM

I have a Ruger Old Army pistol that I left loaded for several years. When I did discharge the arm and cleaned the weapon I found all cylinder chambers where pitted. Not pitted to a dangerous degree or making the pistol unusable but it chaps my butt none the less.

We all know that black powder residue is hygroscopic but I had not realized unfired black powder is hygroscopic also.

If you don't have a need to keep the firearm loaded then unload it and clean it.

Vlad

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Leaving a BP Loaded	EDELWEISS	05/10/20 12:18 AM
Re: Leaving a BP Loaded	Vladymere	05/10/20 02:33 AM
Re: Leaving a BP Loaded	DarylS	05/10/20 03:47 AM
Re: Leaving a BP Loaded	EDELWEISS	05/10/20 08:40 AM
Re: Leaving a BP Loaded	85lc	05/10/20 10:18 AM
Re: Leaving a BP Loaded	DarylS	05/10/20 11:47 AM
Re: Leaving a BP Loaded	EDELWEISS	06/10/20 12:45 AM
Re: Leaving a BP Loaded	Vladymere	06/10/20 02:42 AM
Re: Leaving a BP Loaded	EDELWEISS	06/10/20 07:07 AM
Re: Leaving a BP Loaded	szihn	07/10/20 02:11 AM
Re: Leaving a BP Loaded	DarylS	07/10/20 02:57 AM
Re: Leaving a BP Loaded	93x64mm	07/10/20 11:06 PM
Re: Leaving a BP Loaded	DarylS	08/10/20 03:52 AM

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